BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, recently purchased $34.7 million worth of Ethereum (ETH), following a prior acquisition of $48.4M of ETH.
These moves indicate BlackRock's effort to diversify its crypto portfolio, with amounts ranging from 9,000 to 58,000 ETH, showcasing a broader crypto investment strategy.
Ethereum's market performance, trading at $2,609.26 on June 5 with a $9.84B 24-hour volume, has attracted institutional interest due to its leading role in smart contracts and DeFi applications powered by the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
The high-profile announcement of BlackRock's ETH purchases at the Institute of International Finance event underscores Ethereum's increasing legitimacy among institutional investors as confidence in the cryptocurrency grows.